Subject: Tupac Shakur

• Review: The Roots at House of Blues

  September 20, 2007

• Hip hope

  Celebs and poseurs mix-a-lot in this surprisingly effective look at rap, race, and sex

  April 6, 2000

• The Top 10 Reissues of 2008

  It's time to rank the best of what went around and came around again. BILLY JOEL The Stranger (Columbia/Legacy) As punk and disco exploded, the Piano Man's deeply unhip 1978 breakthrough proved that top-shelf Broadway/Brill Building songwriting could still sell - and, occasionally, rock. "Scenes From an Italian Restaurant" and "Anthony's Song (Movin' Out)" remain priceless snapshots of Annie Hall-era NYC, the title track bares real teeth, and the Kenny Chesney fave "Only the Good Die Young

  December 19, 2008

• Hitsville: The Year in Music, by the Numbers

  You don't need a half-wit music critic to tell you it's been a remarkable year for America, one historians will be discussing and researching for centuries to come. War, financial collapse, politics, technology: All have been dinner-table topics for many Americans. Racial barriers in 2008 were demolished by a Midwestern black man, and gender barriers were hurdled by an Arkansan and an Alaskan.Democracy has a few awesome new dance moves rolling into the Obama presidency, and it'll be a feast f

  December 26, 2008

• Today In Music News: Lily Allen Threatens Katy Perry; The Stooges' Ron Asheton Dies; Jay-Z Meets Radiohead

  Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, January 7, 2009... Finally, a music feud we can all get behind: Lily Allen is still mad at Katy Perry for referring to herself as "the skinny Lily Allen." So Lily said that if Perry says one more thing about her she's going to post her phone number up on Facebook. Not quite Biggie/Tupac, but what do you expect from pop singers? Stooges guitarist and founding member Ron Asheton was found dead in his Ann Arbor, MI home at the age of 60.

  January 7, 2009

• The Dr. is out

  January 4, 1996

• Brave new world

  July 25, 1996

• Buzz

  October 10, 1996

• Events for the week

  January 2, 1997

• Spirit of '96

  January 9, 1997

• Dead man acting

  January 30, 1997

• Real McCoy or decoy?

  January 15, 1998

• God help him

  April 2, 1998

• Out Here

  January 14, 1999

• Cardboard tombstones

  June 3, 1999

• Various Artists

  July 4, 2002

• Hip-Hop Family Feud

  July 18, 2002

• Notorious B.I.G. Made B.L.A.N.D.

  January 15, 2009

• The Game

  LAX (Geffen)

  September 11, 2008

• Fox News Akin To Southern Rap

  Anti-intellectual appeal and red-state focus are just the tip of what these two have in common.

  May 22, 2008

• Life and Death

  With his most recent release, Hip-Hop Is Dead, acclaimed MC Nas delivered a bitter requiem for rap. But is it truly a time for mourning?

  August 2, 2007

• Living Off Experience

  Jacob Rodriguez proves to be a worthy Accomplice

  July 26, 2007

• Burning the Yule Log

  November 9, 2006

• Our top DVD picks for the week of October 10

  October 12, 2006

• Pirates of Conspiracy

  The artists of Oh6 turn assassination into comic revelry

  December 1, 2005

• ĦAsk a Mexican!

  Uncomplementary colors

  January 18, 2007

• Beyoncé

  B-Day (Sony)

  September 7, 2006

• Reform School

  The College Dropout rethinks his stance on education in the year 2010

  November 24, 2005

• Wailing on Each Other

  Plus: Seeing Red

  October 6, 2005

• Ol' Dirty Bastard

  Osirus (Sure Shot)

  January 13, 2005

• God Save the Scene

  Plus: Smells Like Indie Spirit

  December 30, 2004

• God Save the Scene

  Sassy Brits, hoochie mamas and a dude named Beans attempted to invigorate a stagnant year for hip-hop.

  December 30, 2004

• Eminem

  Encore (Aftermath)

  November 25, 2004

• Odds & Ends

  Rock Lottery, rock for charity and rock GoGirls-style

  November 11, 2004

• Kanye West

  The College Dropout (Roc-A-Fella)

  March 18, 2004

• Sacred Heart

  Meet Kenna, "the 2Pac of rock"

  September 25, 2003

• Hollywood Babble-On

  Ron Shelton tries to mock the L.A. cop buddy movie

  June 12, 2003

• Nas

  God's Son (Columbia)

  January 16, 2003

• Big in Bahrain

  Taken from 35 Marines ages 18-23

  January 2, 2003

• Mag Light

  Today's music magazines suck up to celebs--and just plain suck

  December 26, 2002

• That DJ Made My Day

  Jam Master Jay, 1965-2002

  November 7, 2002

• Ill At Ease

  Nas steps back into the ring, fists flying

  July 4, 2002

• In the Screening Room

  For the Deep Ellum Film Festival, the third time's the charm

  November 15, 2001

• Out & About

  Snoop Dogg

  September 20, 2001

• Out & About

  Outkast

  March 29, 2001

• Get Out Your "Flashlight"

  April 30, 2009

• Q&A: Justin Bua Brings "The DJ" And The Rest of His Iconic Work To Dallas

  Justin Bua at 4th Wall Gallery.Even if the name Justin Bua doesn't ring a bell, chances are you've seen New York City-raised artist's work--most notably, his almost ever-present piece "The DJ." It's the image on which Bua made his name as a prominently hip-hop-centric artist, leading the way to his design work in recent years with entities like MTV and video game company EA Sports and, even more recently, as a professor at the University of Southern California. Starting tomorrow and running thro

  June 19, 2009

• Today In Music News: Aldrin Raps, Jacko Gets Another Video Game and Jeff Buckley Releases A New Song

  Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, June 25, 2009... The music world is getting some new music from an unlikely source: Astronaut Buzz Aldrin. Joining the second man on the moon? Snoop Dogg, Talib Kweli and Soulja Boy. Michael Jackson is in talks to release a video game that lets users interact with a virtual Jacko and perform his dance routines. Hopefully it's better than his Moonwalker game. Jeff Buckley's postumous catalogue is coming dangerously close to rivaling Tupa

  June 25, 2009

• Today In Music News: Kanye's Ready For A New Title, Ex-Panic Kids Debut New Band and Tupac Keeps The Music Coming

  Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, July 30, 2009... Kanye West says he's ready to replace Michael Jackson as the "King of Pop." Too soon? Ex-Panic at the Disco members Ryan Ross and John Walker debuted their new band Young Veins on Myspace. Somewhere, tween girls and mall punks are shedding tears of joy. Tupac's estate will never run out of income. Ever. His earliest recordings--from when he was 16 years old--are being set for release. 

  July 30, 2009

• Today In Music News: Jackson's Hard Drive Is Full Of Music, Tenacious D Replaces The Beastie Boys, Steven Tyler Falls and John Hughes Dies

  Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, April 29, 2009...Looks like Michael Jackson's estate will produce as much posthumous music as Tupac's. Hard drives containing at least 100 unreleased songs--new and old--were taken by his sister LaToya.The Outside Lands Festival booked the most logical replacement for the Beastie Boys: Tenacious D.Steven Tyler was airlifted to a hospital after falling off the stage during a performance at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, while performing "Love

  August 7, 2009